Paper currency savings receptacle for babies



June 7, 1955 v E. s. CALDWELL 2,710,037

' PAPER CURRENCY SAVINGS RECEPTACLE FOR BABIES Filed Oct. 20, 1952mospeuosucs SQUARE PHILADELPHIA PA.

ESTABLISHED I776 IN V EN TOR.

la mw a'mw PAPER CURRENCY SAVINGS RECEPTACLE FOR BABIES Edward S.Caldwell, Park Ridge, Ill.

Application October 20, 1952, Serial No. 315,745

1 Claim. (Cl. 150-38) The principal object of this invention is toprovide an improved paper currency savings receptacle for babies like asan advertising medium for opening new savings accounts.

Briefly, the paper currency savings receptacle for babies includes acolored opaque sheet of flexible thermoplastic material in the shape ofa bootee having front, bottom and rear edges forming a toe, sole andheel and a top edge. It also includes a transparent sheet of flexiblethermoplastic material also in the shape of a bootee having front,bottom and rear edges forming a toe, sole and heel and a top edge. Thetwo sheets of flexible thermoplastic material are congruent, except thatthe top edge of the transparent sheet extends beyond the top edge of thecolored opaque sheet to form a closure flap. The sheets are marginallyfused together at their front, bottom and rear edges to form abootee-shaped receptacle which is opaque on one side and transparent onthe other side, which has a toe, sole and heel and an open top forreceiving the paper currency, and which has a transparent closure flapfoldable over the top edge of the opaque side. A snap fastener having amale and female part is carried by the opaque side of the bootee and bythe flap for releasably securing the closure flap in closed position.The paper currency deposited into the savings receptacle is visiblethrough the transparent side of the receptacle. The opaque side of thereceptacle having the snap fastener thereon is provided with printedmaterial which is normally visible when the snap fastener and closureflap are manipulated.

The paper currency savings receptacle described briefly above isparticularly adaptable for use as an advertising medium for opening newsavings accounts. When a bank or the like learns of the birth of a baby,it may send a savings receptacle to the baby as a gift by enclosing thesame in a small envelope along with a note or letter directly to thebaby suggesting the opening of a savings account.

Parents will be pleased to receive the savings receptacle, for newbornbabies often receive paper currency as gifts and the savings receptacleforms a unique, satisfactory and pleasurable depository for such papercurrency. The shape is appropriate for babies and the opaque side may becolored pink for girls and blue for boys to add additional appeal. It isflexible and durable and easy to manipulate. Paper currency depositedtherein is at all times visible through the transparent side. Theclosure flap extends over the opaque side of the receptacle so that asit and its snap fastener are normally manipulated, the printed material,such as the name of the bank, is visible to act as a constant reminderfor the parents to open a bank account for the baby at the designatedbank. After paper currency is deposited in the savings receptacle, itmay be brought to the bank for banking purposes. The savings receptacleis of such a shape and is small enough so as to be sent, if so desired,with its enclosed paper currency in a standard letter-sized envelopethrough nited States Patent themail to the bank at usual postage ratesfor banking purposes when the bank account is first opened and for ofbank saving for the baby. When received at the bank thesavingsreceptacle is also considerably more easy to handle than theconventional cumbersome mechanical baby banks.

Further objects of this invention reside in the details of constructionof the paper currency savings receptacle and in the cooperativerelationships between the component parts thereof.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent tothose skilled in the art upon reference th 0 an 'n s e ification, claimand drawin which is particularly adaptable for use by banks and the to eace mp yl g P c g in which:

Fig. l' is a side elevational view of the paper currency savingsreceptacle looking at the colored opaque side and with the closure flapclosed;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the paper currency savingsreceptacle looking at the transparent side with the closure flap openand with a dollar bill deposited therein; and

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view through the paper currency savingsreceptacle taken substantially along the line 33 of Fig. 2.

The paper currency savings receptacle for babies is generally designatedat 10. It includes a colored opaque sheet of flexible thermoplasticmaterial 11 such as a vinyl resin, a cellulose acetate resin, or anyother flexible thermoplastic sheet material. The sheet 11 is in theshape of a bootee and has a front edge 12, a bottom edge 13 and a rearedge 14 forming a toe, sole, and heel and it also has a top edge 15. Thesavings receptacle 10 also includes a transparent sheet of flexiblethermoplastic material 16 such as a vinyl resin, a cellulose acetateresin or any other thermoplastic sheet of material. It is in the shapeof a bootee and has a front edge 17, a bottom edge 18 and a rear edge 19forming a toe, sole and heel and it also has a top edge 20.

The two sheets 11 and 16 are congruent except that the top edge 20 ofthe transparent sheet 16 extends beyond the top edge 15 of the coloredopaque sheet 11 to form a closure flap 21. The two sheets 11 and 16 aremarginally fused together as indicated at 22 at their front, bottom andrear edges to form a bootee shaped receptacle, the fusing beingaccomplished in any desired manner as by heat sealing, electronicwelding or the like. The bootee-shaped savings receptacle is opaque onone side and transparent on the other side and has a toe, sole and heeland an open top. It also has a transparent closure flap 21 which isfoldable over the top edge 15 of the opaque side 11. A snap fastener isprovided for releasably securing the closure flap 21 in closed position.It includes a male part 24 secured to the opaque side 11 of thereceptacle and a female portion 25 secured to the flap 21.

When the snap fastener is released and the flap 21 is opened, papercurrency in the form of dollar bills 27 may be inserted through the openend into the savings receptacle and after the dollar bills are soinserted, the closure flap 21 may be closed and secured in closedposition by the snap fastener. The paper currency thus deposited intothe savings receptacle is visible through the transparent side 16 of thereceptacle as illustrated in Fig. 2 so that the contents of the savingsreceptacle may at all times be observed. The opaque side 11 of thereceptacle has printed material 29 thereon, such as the name of a bankor the like. In the normal opening and closing of the snap fastener andthe closure flap, the printed material 29 is visible and brought to theattention of the person manipulating the snap fastener and closure flap.

As described above, the paper currency savings receptacle 111 isparticularly adaptable for use as an advertising medium for opening newsavings accounts for babies and it has proven very successful towardthis end.

While for purposes of illustration one form of this invention has beendisclosed, other forms thereof may become apparent to those skilled inthe art upon reference to this disclosure and, therefore, this inventionis to be limited only by the scope of the appended claim.

I claim as my invention:

A paper currency savings receptacle for babies comprising a coloredopaque sheet of flexible thermoplastic material in the shape of a booteehaving front, bottom and rear edges forming a toc, sole and heel and atop edge, a transparent sheet of flexible thermoplastic material also inthe shape of a bootee having front, bottom and rear edges forming a toe,sole and heel and a top edge, said sheets being congruent except thatthe top edge of the transparent sheet extends beyond the top edge of thecolored opaque sheet to form a closure flap, said sheets beingmarginally fused together at their front, bottom and rear edges to forma bootee shaped receptacle opaque on one side and transparent on theother side and having a toe, sole and heel and an open top for receivingthe paper currency and having a transparent closure flap foldable overthe top edge of the opaque side, and a snap fastener carried by theopaque side of the receptacle and by the flap for releasably securingthe closure flap in closed position, said paper currency being visiblethrough the transparent side of the receptacle.

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